Because this subject has no official name, the name "Winged Pikmin" is conjectural.

Unknown "Pink" Pikmin
Winged Pikmin artwork.
Resistance Unknown
Attack strength Presumably normal
Mobility Presumably normal walking speed, and fast flight.
Throw Presumably high
Digging speed Unknown
Carrying capacity Presumably 1

The Unknown "Pink" Pikmin, lacking an official name, are a new type of Pikmin featured in Pikmin 3. They were seen during Nintendo's E3 2012 press conference and in the last scene of Nintendo's latest Direct on 12.5.12 as Pikmin Sprouts.[1] They are pink in coloration, have slightly more round heads, appear to have large blue eyes, and have small clear wings. Much like the Rock Pikmin, they have lavender flowers on their stalks. On the Pikmin 3 Trial Title Screen, two of them can be seen faintly at the very start in the background along with 3 Red Pikmin. The trailer shows them much closer as they fly by the logo.[2] Not much is known about them at this point, but they can fly using their small wings. Due to being present only in the trailer and briefly as sprouts, it is assumed that the pink-colored Pikmin and their gameplay uses will be officially revealed at a later date.

A woman at the E3 showfloor was providing information on Pikmin 3, and was confronted about the pink-colored Pikmin. She stated that she was not permitted to confirm or deny their appearance in the game, but that there will be more new Pikmin other than the Rock Pikmin, which will be announced and shown at a later date.

On August 1st 2012, the Official Nintendo Magizine released their 65th issue, which contained info on Pikmin 3's trial map as well as new artwork. One of the artworks shown was of the flying pink Pikmin.

There's no doubt that there will be more new Pikmin types than the Rock Pikmin. Nintendo Representitives have stated numerous times that there will definitely be more new Pikmin than the Rock Pikmin.

Trivia

  • In the Happy Ending to the first Pikmin game, you can see fourteen multicolored onions flying above the planet's atmosphere. Five of these onions were Pink.
  • In the 12.5.12 footage from Nintendo Direct, near the end of the video if you pay special attention to the left side of the screen, 6 Pink-colored Pikmin sprouts can be spotted in the ground on top of the tree stump.
  • It is unknown as of now if this Pikmin type will sport its own Onion.
  • The Pink Pikmin appear to be the second pikmin type, the first being white pikmin, that have compound eyes.
  • The Pink Pikmin have Lavender Sutera Cordatas on their stems just like the Rock Pikmin. And not only that, but the flowers that make up the "3" in the Pikmin 3 logo are the same color as well.
  • In the 12.5.12 footage from Nintendo Direct, the whistle's range of the leader marked a never seen before upper area that seems to work for calling the pink Pikmin.

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